PARENTS have been reminded to teach their children the Safe People, Safe Places messages after a disturbing incident at a block of toilets.
Police received numerous reports of a man acting indecently at a block of toilets in Crescent Head around noon last Wednesday and subsequently arrested a man at a nearby public reserve.
Detectives executed a search warrant on a caravan at Kempsey and seized DVDs, computers, hard drives, a phone and prescription medications.
The 40-year-old man was charged with two counts of offensive behaviour, voyeurism in circumstances of aggravation, groom child for unlawful sexual activity, two counts of incite act of indecency and two counts of intimidation.
He was refused bail pending an appearance at Port Macquarie Local Court.
***SIDEBAR **
The Safe People, Safe Places message for children
* Children should make sure parents or another adult know where they are at all times.
* They should always walk straight home or to the place they are walking to. Walk near busier roads and streets or use paths where there are lots of other people.
* Know where safe places are – a shop, service station, police station, library or school. If a child is ever frightened they should go to one of these places and ask them to call police.
* Learn about safe adults they can look for and talk to if they need help – police officers, teachers at school, adults that are known and trusted.
* They should not talk to people they don’t know and never get into a car with someone they don’t know. If a car stops on the side of the road and they don’t know the person inside, they should not stop.
* If a child is scared and can use a phone they should phone triple zero and report their fears.
* If someone tries to grab a child they should yell out ‘go away, I don’t know you’. This lets other people know that the child has been approached by someone they don’t know.
